Ape Ancestor's gaze sharpened as he clearly saw that the Magic Power crystal had grown to the size of a watermelon. Its interior was a blazing red, as though the phantom of a fiery dragon coiled within. Yet upon closer inspection, it seemed instead like a Fire Phoenix dancing inside.
Before he could see clearly, however, an overwhelmingly oppressive force suddenly erupted.
The Origin-Breaking Spirit-Absorbing Talisman ignited and turned to ash. Countless fiery rays burst from the Thousand Silk Origin-Locking Formation before it exploded with a thunderous crash.
Boom!
A sea of reddish-yellow flames erupted like a flood. The instant it broke through the Thousand Silk Origin-Locking Formation, it surged madly outward, drowning more than half the valley in the blink of an eye.
The explosive shockwave carried incomparably powerful force, sweeping scorching air and flames in every direction with the power to destroy all things.
Ape Ancestor tossed aside Misu and Tu Shan Tong, then raised a hand and waved it forward. A round shield engraved with the patterns of an Elder Earth Softshell Turtle flew out, rapidly expanding before the three of them into a shield as large as a screen wall, blocking the way ahead.
A dense yellow earthen radiance spread from it, sheltering Ape Ancestor and the other two within.
The surging waves of fire rolled over and swallowed them whole.
Within the sea of flames, Shen Luo stood suspended in midair. His black hair streamed upward into the sky, and behind him hung an enormous circular ring of fire, slowly spinning without end. He looked like the ancient fire god Zhurong.
Only after a long while did the raging flames in the valley gradually fade, leaving the entire valley filled with a scorched, acrid stench.
The Earth Softshell Turtle Mystic Shield, which had just blocked